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GEORGIAN, ARMENIAN PRESIDENTS AGREE TO STEP UP TRADE, ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ITAR-TASS, Russia
June 18, 2014 Wednesday 07:29 PM GMT+4
TBILISI June 18
- Georgian President Georgy Margvelashvili and his Armenian counterpart
Serzh Sargsyan have agreed to step up the work of the intergovernmental
commission on trade and economic cooperation.
The presidents of both countries "called for using the potential
of trade and economic cooperation", Sargsyan told a news briefing
on Wednesday.
"Armenia and Georgia develop active cooperation in transport, energy,
tourism, agriculture and other fields," he said.
"We believe that there is the potential for using the existing
possibilities in the sphere," Sargsyan said.
As part of the two-day visit to Tbilisi Sargsyan met with Georgian
parliament speaker David Usupashvili. He will confer with Georgian
Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili on Thursday, June 19.
Armenia attaches much importance to strengthening good-neighbourly
relations with Georgia.
Armenia has no common border with Russia and it has no access to the
sea. Russia and other countries supply grain, petroleum and other
cargoes to Georgia's Black Sea ports of Poti and Batumi. Then cargoes
are delivered to Armenia by railways or by motor transport via Georgia.
Tourism is the major sphere of cooperation between Armenia and
Georgia. Georgia's geographical location and accessible prices attract
Armenian citizens for holidaying on the Black Sea coast. Over 1.2
million Armenian citizens visited Georgia in 2013.
ITAR-TASS, Russia
June 18, 2014 Wednesday 07:29 PM GMT+4
TBILISI June 18
- Georgian President Georgy Margvelashvili and his Armenian counterpart
Serzh Sargsyan have agreed to step up the work of the intergovernmental
commission on trade and economic cooperation.
The presidents of both countries "called for using the potential
of trade and economic cooperation", Sargsyan told a news briefing
on Wednesday.
"Armenia and Georgia develop active cooperation in transport, energy,
tourism, agriculture and other fields," he said.
"We believe that there is the potential for using the existing
possibilities in the sphere," Sargsyan said.
As part of the two-day visit to Tbilisi Sargsyan met with Georgian
parliament speaker David Usupashvili. He will confer with Georgian
Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili on Thursday, June 19.
Armenia attaches much importance to strengthening good-neighbourly
relations with Georgia.
Armenia has no common border with Russia and it has no access to the
sea. Russia and other countries supply grain, petroleum and other
cargoes to Georgia's Black Sea ports of Poti and Batumi. Then cargoes
are delivered to Armenia by railways or by motor transport via Georgia.
Tourism is the major sphere of cooperation between Armenia and
Georgia. Georgia's geographical location and accessible prices attract
Armenian citizens for holidaying on the Black Sea coast. Over 1.2
million Armenian citizens visited Georgia in 2013.